The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

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Title: The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three



Film Genre(s): Drama, Crime, Thriller

Original American Release Date: October 2, 1974

Time: 104 Minutes

Director: Joseph Sargent

Distributing Studio: United Artists

Starring: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam

Quick Plot Recap: A NYC transit cop tries to stop a tense subway train hijacking, after four criminals take control of a car and demand a large sum of money.


Random Trivia:

- Based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Morton Freedgood (Under pen name John Godey)

- Followed by a 1998 TV movie remake and a 2009 remake.

- The colour system that the hijackers use as names for themselves would later be used again by Quentin Tarantino in Reservoir Dogs (1992).

- Because of this film, no #6 train has ever left Pelham Bay Park station at 1:23 (AM or PM).

- Filmed in the tunnels of the decommissioned Court Street station in Brooklyn, NY.


Original Theatrical Trailer:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Theatrical Trailer - YouTube

Citytv Great Movies Ad:
CityTV Great Movies Pelham 123 1983 - YouTube

Title Theme:
David Shire - The Taking Of Pelham 123 Theme - YouTube


Trivia, poster and information on the film are from Wikipedia and the Internet Movie Database (IMDB).

Information pages used for this post:

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

File:Taking of pelham one two three.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) - IMDb

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) - Release dates

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) - Trivia - IMDb

[Coddfish]

Well, if I'm not mistaken, I think this is my first film thread of 2012 here, and wow, what a way to start! (Dragon Tattoo and War House don't count)

I finally decided to catch this thriller last night, after I had decided to rent it on iTunes.

Well, was I in for a real treat or what?! Out of all of the thrillers that I have ever seen, I think this just might have been the first one to really have me on the edge of my seat and sick to my stomach. I had no idea what to expect from this, as I was absolutely terrified of the situation between the hijackers and the passengers.

I have to admit, for being over 35 years old, this film feels pretty fresh and relevant to today's climate. I guess that's why it freaked me out last night...it's a situation that could happen!

This thriller was incredible! The direction was solid, the script was sharp and the acting was great. Hell, I think this was the first time that I ever saw Oscar Madison pissed! *laugh*

This was definitely a great watch. As a whole, I thought it was a complete roller coaster ride from start to finish.

[SassyCdngal]

I've never seen the original but I have seen the remake they did in 2009. That one was pretty good. I may have to check out the original at some point.